Art on Paper covers a whole bunch of artists letters this issue but the one which really got to me was the letter Sol LeWitt wrote to Eva Hesse in 1965. I don’t know if anyone is terribly familiar with the pop musician Andrew WK, however his take on life and art is always ultra – “just do it with positive vibes and the world will see your sincerity and respond accordingly”. Funny enough (to me) this is basically what LeWitt wrote to Hesse in 1965. I’m not lowering LeWitt in my critical thoughts, because I love most of what he does – however I never would have thought this letter would come from him in a million years. I guess I’ve always thought of him as being much more oblique than that.
Surprising in a good way.
Sol Lewitt and Andrew WK are two of my favorite people. I would LOVE to see these letters you speak of. Any help on how to find them?
-gareth spor at gmail dot com